Court Data

Vacation Benches which assembled everyday to hear urgent matters cleared 23 percent of cases instituted in June 2024

Even as it is normal for the pendency figure to rise during the vacation, the Court has its task cut-out in the second half after June 2024

Yet, May was the month when the Court recorded the highest daily average of disposal this year—278 cases a day

The month of May 2024 ended with 82,308 pending cases—the highest pendency figure for this year

Even though a fourth of the Court was occupied in Constitution Bench hearings for 10 days in April, the Court disposed of 4813 cases

Fewer working days and two nine-judge benches in April meant that the Court closed the last full working month with a high pendency

Justice Bopanna’s tenure was short of the average tenure of sitting judges at the Supreme Court

Justice Bopanna authored 18.6 judgements per year during his five-year long tenure